Farah Defies Catholic Bishop in El Paso Plant Dispute
In El Paso, Farah Manufacturing owner Willie Farah and Bishop Sydney Metzger clash over wages and union rights affecting about 9,000 workers. The conflict centers on social justice, collective bargaining, and a union-led boycott that has hit Farah’s Texas plants and related layoffs.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Willie Farah
Farah Manufacturing Co
Sydney M. Metzger
Farah
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
ACWA
San Antonio
Victoria
Texas
Las Cruces
N. M
Lewis and
Billy the Kid
Metzger
Fredericksburg
Texas Conference of Churches
Juan Rangel
Juarez
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Frio City
Esperanza Juarez
Ford says White House may release some tapes and documents
Vice President Gerald Ford says the White House could release selected tapes and documents demanded by the Senate Watergate Committee. He reports White House support for his compromise plan and says Ervin may agree to a limited release. Ford also urges early action on energy measures and predicts possible gains for Republicans.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Alexander M. Haig ,Jr
Ford
Sam J Ervin Jr
D-N. C
Middle East
Nixon
Columbus
Ohio
Florida
Nixon Administration
Melvin R. Laird
California
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
ITT
Milk Fund
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John Connally
Ronald Reagan
Energy Crisis as Detente Test in Soviet Strategy
The energy crisis may test Western and Soviet resolve on peace as Moscow and allies seek oil advantages. Moscow aims to balance rising Middle East imports with potential industrial nation cooperation, yet practical aims clash with political logic. Leaders in Prague heard high ranking Communist officials discuss oil diplomacy and sincerity of Leonid I.
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Associated Press
Kremlin
Moscow
Middle East
Prague
Leonid I
Brezhnev
P T. Barnum
Boris Ponomarev
Ponomarev
Lawton Ordinances Restrict Streets Lawton View Addition
The Lawton City Council adopts Ordinance No. 580 closing portions of Southwest 2th and 4th Streets to vehicular traffic for pedestrian walkways and uses, closing alleys in Block 109 and 129 in Lawton View Addition, reserving utility easements, and declaring an emergency.
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Lawton
Lawton View
Comanche County
Oklahoma
4Th Street
City of
Lowton
Oflahoma
11Th Street
14Th Street
Texas Avenue
Oklahoma Avenue
Don FE. Whitaker
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Lawton Constitution
Bishop
Said
National Catholic Conference
Val Wertheimer
Roberto Ramirez
Los Angeles
Ramirez
Armando Salas
Salas
Attestwickie Cloud
Crosby Park Estates
Port
Don Fef Whitaker
Wolfe
AR. Pacielto
Glen Shepherd
United Fidelity
UFB Insurance Company
Dollas, Texas
Salvage
Cean
SHAG
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